Qore’s December Episode features Final Fantasy XIII-2, Soul Calibur V, and The Darkness II

While most of us are using December to catch up on all the huge game releases this holiday season, the December episode of Qore is looking forward to 2012. And, in anticipation of the new year, we’re very excited to kick off a new era for Qore with both a new host and new correspondent. Please welcome Qore’s new host Jesse Blaze Snider and new field correspondent Tiffany Smith.

Jesse jumps right into the giant sequel Final Fantasy XIII-2. With time travel, new fight mechanics, and new characters joining the old cast, XIII-2 expands an already epic storyline.

If you’re into weapon-based fighting (who isn’t?), then you’ll definitely want to check out the Qore preview of Soul Calibur V. Meet old and new characters such as Assassin’s Creed’s very own Ezio Auditore making his fighting game debut. And, check out the ‘create-a-fighter’ tools.

Tiffany Smith visits 2K Games to catch up with Jackie Estacado’s story in The Darkness II. She reports on the devotion to design demonstrated in the team’s efforts to uphold the graphic novel roots and gets her hands on an intriguing game mechanic they call…’quad wielding.’

For Resistance 3 fans that wanted a little metal in their game, Qore has the scoop on Mastodon’s soundtrack for upcoming DLC. Jesse meets with the band members as they talk about their work, their tour and their own gaming habits.

I saw what they called the “beta” episode of Veronica’s new show Game On!, and it’s really good! It felt a lot like the old Screen Savers/AOTS, but focused entirely on games. Which would make sense since it’s made by former Screen Savers host Leo Laporte and the This Week in Tech (TwiT) crew. The show officially kicks off mid-January on Youtube and their site.

I’m going thru a tsunami of emotions right now! I think I just wrote like 3 different paragraphs as comment and kept deleting them… I guess I’m shocked and @ the same time I’m filled with joy. I’m sure QORE will keep delivering over the top awesome sauce programing. The new hosts look like they will take QORE to the next level…

Not really into the new people so far. I will keep checking Qore regardless so hopefully things get a little more interesting. Probably doesn’t help I cannot stand Mastodon and am not a fan of Final Fantasy.

Yeah I have a hard time believing tiffany is a real gamer, I think she’s just an actress. As well as the dude jesse c’mon sony… what marketing person is responsible for this? Because they have no clue about gamer demographics…

Just watched Qore, and that Blaze guy is a total freak show. Sony could not have chosen a worse host. Honestly, under what rock did they this wierdo crawling around? It’s safe to say that I’ve watched my last Qore for a while. With any luck, people will stop downloading it going forward, and Sony will realize the mistake that they made. I honestly don’t care if it’s a man or a woman, but my dead grandmother could do a better job.

Before you judge Tiffany’s tech and game credibility, you should run a google and u-tube search. You might find that she has more experience than you think. Suspend your judgement for a couple of episodes. You might also find some of her G4 correspondent work interesting.